Axis Community Health

Specialties

This location houses Axis Community Health’s WIC program. No direct clinical services are offered at this site.

The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) helps eligible families improve their health through better nutrition, supplemental food, and referrals to health care services. The WIC program provides eligible families with:

— Food vouchers

— Nutrition counseling and education by a registered dietician

— Breast feeding and infant nutrition classes and support

— Electric breast pump loan program

— Referrals to health and community services

— Farmers market coupons (May-​September)

Please call for an appointment.

History

Established in 1972.

Axis Community Health began in 1972 as a health center for low-​income children in Eastern Alameda County who had no other access to health care. Over the past thirty years, Axis has grown to provide medical care for all ages. We have also added mental health counseling services, addiction recovery programs, court-​ordered programs, a WIC nutrition program and school and community-​based health education services.

Until February 2004, we were known as Valley Community Health Center. We changed our name to Axis Community Health in an effort to increase our community visibility and eliminate the confusion that existed in the community between our organization and ValleyCare Medical Center, the local hospital. Axis now offers services from five sites in the Tri-​Valley area and serves more than 14,000 members of the community.

Meet the Manager

Alex G.

Manager

Alex is the Community Relations Coordinator for Axis. An experienced outreach worker and Santa Cruz transplant, he is excited to be part of the Axis team.

Alex handles all requests related to education, outreach, marketing, and media.